Design different hull designs for boats from milk cartons and experiment with which hull will glide the fastest, be most maneuverable, and which will support the most weight. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently...

This is a delightful site about boats and boating. Lots of games plus a terrific overview of the history of navigation. Includes a visit to a reproduction of Columbus' Nina.

This site discusses proper boating procedures while on the water, in the marina, anchoring, and mooring, as well as tips for onboard guests.

Become an engineer for a day and discover the best way to keep from rocking the boat in this engineering science fair project. When a ship rocks back and forth, it can make people seasick, but also it makes it dangerous for jets to land...

In this lesson, students will examine the relationship of man and nature as portrayed in "The Open Boat," based on Crane's suffering from a shipwreck on The Commodore in which he spent thirty hours on a small boat at sea before being...

Here's a career profile for a career you perhaps have not considered. Captains of ships and boats used for moving cargo or passengers are considered part of the merchant marines. Read about the type of work involved with this career as...

The text of Stephen Crane's semi-autobiographical tale, "The Open Boat." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support material which focuses on...

Have you ever wondered how a ship made of steel can float? In this project you'll investigate how much weight boat hulls of various shapes and sizes can support without sinking.

An hands-on lesson where learners create a wind powered boat with their knowledge of reusing, recycling of materials, and wind power.

This article provides an overview of the use of submarines in WWI with many images. Contains the first-person account of a U-Boat commander's attack on a ship.

This is a Coast Guard site dedicated to training people about boat safety. It has many programs it offers to the public.

Read to find out about the first boat builders. Construct your own boat out of common materials to explore buoyancy.

Use this site to plan, document, and build a self-propelling boat that can travel a set distance. Students will use common materials to build this boat.

Students observe Archimedes' principle in action in this challenge where a toy boat is placed in a container of water and a rock is placed on the floating boat. Students must explain why the water level rises/falls/stays the same based...

A book about trains, planes, and boats, and the difference between those that carry people and those that carry cargo. Includes audio narration in eight additional languages with text in English.

This website challenges students to build a boat that holds as many as pennies as possible. Site also includes a lesson plan, tips, and a place for students to document their engineering design process.

A learning module that begins with "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...

Use this activity guide to discover about boats and learn some water science.

This experiment from Bill Nye shows that breaking the surface tension of a body of water can provide enough energy to propel a boat (or an insect!).

Science Bob presents instructions for a science demonstration of how to build a soap-powered model boat using common supplies with information on how it works.

Multiplayer language arts game where bumper boats race by selecting the correct plural noun.

Build your own bathtub or pool toy from simple craft materials in this fun activity. You will build a rubber-band-powered boat that can zip across the surface of the water after you wind up the rubber band.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat, an adventure multi-chapter book from 1910, written by the ghost writer Victor Appleton. In this book's quest, the main...

Including two pictures of York Boats, this Manitoba Historical Society web page provides interesting information on the genesis of the York Boat, and how the Hudson's Bay Company employees and agents, familiar with boats used in Orkney...